“I want to participate in the admissions for Lien School tomorrow,” Ye Shaohua changed the subject, smiling at Duke Ye. Her tone, however, was serious. “Even though I know I have F-level spiritual power, who says someone with F-level spiritual power can’t learn magic?”
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand, and a blade of ice materialized in her palm.
3S-level spiritual power was something so rare that even in the entire history of the magical continent, only a handful of individuals had achieved it. Even System 008 was amazed by Ye Shaohua’s learning speed. Ever since arriving in the magical continent, she had barely rested, spending almost all her time absorbing the plot and practicing.
Even while traveling, she would close her eyes and meditate, absorbing the magical elements in the air.
When a prodigy like her put her mind to something, who could possibly stop her?
Duke Ye’s cup fell to the ground with a clatter. “Y-you… you little rascal, weren’t you unable to gather magical elements just yesterday?!”
How had she reached the level of an apprentice mage overnight?
From Level 1 to Level 7, mages needed to chant incantations to summon magical elements from the air and cast spells. Yet, Ye Shaohua had skipped this step entirely, casting the spell almost instantly without chanting.
This was something only a Saint-level Archmage could achieve—instantaneous spellcasting.
“Clan Leader,” the voice of the Grand Elder came from outside the door.
Duke Ye took a deep breath. “Go back to your room for now. Tomorrow, you’ll come with me.”
He poured himself another cup of water, trying to calm his racing heart.
As the Grand Elder entered, he saw Ye Shaohua leaving the room. His eyes turned icy cold for a moment.
However, in front of Duke Ye, he couldn’t act too harshly. He retracted the spiritual pressure he had been about to unleash and averted his gaze, reminding himself that the events of the past hadn’t happened yet.
The door closed with a soft click. Only then did the Grand Elder turn to Duke Ye. “Clan Leader, Lien School is holding admissions tomorrow. The city won’t allow ordinary people to remain, so I think we should send the young lady back tomorrow morning. It’ll be safer for her there. As for the fifth-tier magic core, I believe it would be more appropriate to give it to Miss Ye Jin.”
The Grand Elder didn’t know why Lien School had decided to hold admissions in their small city this time, but he assumed it was a change brought about by his rebirth.
However, this time, he absolutely couldn’t let Ye Shaohua bring disaster upon the Ye family.
In his past life, it was because of Ye Shaohua that Duke Ye had been severely injured and eventually killed by the magic of a Saint-level magical beast. The entire Ye family had been wiped out in that catastrophe, and their century-old legacy had been destroyed.
Being reborn was a tremendous opportunity granted to him by the Wind God. Though he was old and couldn’t do much, he could at least protect the Ye family.
He wouldn’t let Ye Shaohua ruin them again. This person with F-level spiritual power should have been exiled long ago. In his past life, the Clan Leader had always protected her, believing she could work hard and learn magic.
But how could someone with F-level spiritual power possibly learn magic?
Even after being married off to Lance, she hadn’t been content. If she had been smarter and more obedient, Lance might have saved the Ye family for her sake.
But in the end, she had earned the disdain of Gu Hong and even Lance’s family.
This time, he would stop all of this. He would sever ties with her before anything could happen. He wouldn’t let Ye Shaohua bring ruin to their family again.
The Grand Elder thought coldly, his face betraying a hint of the arrogance that came with being a reincarnator.
Hearing the Grand Elder’s words, Duke Ye frowned. In the past, he might have agreed, but now things were different.
Ye Shaohua had shown him something truly astonishing. Although it was only a Level 1 spell, the fact that she could cast it instantaneously was something even he couldn’t do.
Imagine being in a battle where your opponent was still chanting their spell, and your ice blade was already slicing toward them, catching them completely off guard.
This was why Saint-level Archmages were called Saint-level Archmages and not just Level 8 mages.
Because reaching the Saint level was a qualitative leap.
“The fifth-tier magic core was left to Shaohua by her mother. I can’t make decisions about that,” Duke Ye said, noticing the Grand Elder’s expression darken. A thoughtful glint appeared in his eyes. “You’ve watched Shaohua grow up. You know how hard she works. There have been F-level spiritual power mages in history who achieved great things.”
“Shaohua is indeed hardworking,” the Grand Elder said, lowering his eyes. But behind his calm expression was a cold sneer.
Of course, you don’t know. The person you’re praising so highly is the one who destroyed our entire family!
Even you, Clan Leader, were left with permanent injuries after rescuing her from the magical beast forest, and your magic never advanced again.
“But no matter how hard an F-level talent works, they’ll never go beyond being a Level 1 mage,” the Grand Elder said after a moment of contemplation. “Forget about the fifth-tier magic core. As for the Lien School admissions tomorrow, I want to bring Ye Jin.”
As a reincarnator, he naturally knew Gu Hong’s true identity—the heir of the Canglang Duchy, one of the top powers on the magical continent. He also knew about Ye Jin’s future achievements.
In the past few days, he had already begun to win over both of them.
But he hadn’t told Duke Ye, fearing that the Clan Leader might interfere.
At a time like this, he didn’t want Ye Shaohua to do something stupid and bring ruin to their family again.
Lien School was the top magic academy on the continent. In his past life, Lien School hadn’t held admissions in the Canglang Empire, and Ye Jin had missed her chance to enroll. This time, he didn’t want her to miss it again.
Duke Ye had a good relationship with the City Lord of Cangyun, so getting into the admissions through him would be the easiest way.
“I’ve already informed the City Lord that I’ll be bringing Ye Jin. Of course, I’ll also be bringing Shaohua,” Duke Ye said. He had always planned to bring Ye Jin.
Hearing that Ye Jin would be brought along, the Grand Elder felt relieved. But when he heard the last part, he stared at Duke Ye in disbelief. “Clan Leader, say that again. Who else are you bringing?!”
“Shaohua. She said she wants to give it a try,” Duke Ye replied. He had thought this through carefully, and Ye Shaohua’s display of power earlier had truly shocked him.
The Grand Elder, however, was furious. “She wants to give it a try? An F-level talent, embarrassing herself in front of the entire Cangyun City isn’t enough? Now she wants to embarrass herself in front of the geniuses of Lien School too? Who gave her the courage to even think about trying out for Lien School?!”